Wow!

I woke up at 5:00 a.m. this morning, wide awake, still tired, but too wired to sleep.   We make Qingdao today, our last stop on this 5,000+ mile ride through China!

We’ve got a full day of riding today (close to 500 kilometers), and we’re leaving at 7:00 this morning to see the changing of the Confucian guards.   It’s a ceremony of some sort; I’ll know more later.  If my lenses don’t fog over, I’ll get some photos.

More tonight, folks.  Or not.   I may just kick back at dinner.   My guess is there will be more than a few toasts this evening.